The LORD Challenges Job Again
From the whirlwind the LORD tells Job to brace himself again and asks whether he will discredit divine justice to vindicate himself. If Job can truly carry God's place, let him clothe himself with splendor, humble every proud person, and bring down wickedness everywhere; only then could his own right hand save him.
T6hen the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: 7“Now brace yourself like a man; 8Would you really annul My justice? 9Do you have an arm like God’s? 10Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, 11Unleash the fury of your wrath; 12Look on every proud man and humble him; 13Bury them together in the dust; 14Then I will confess to you
The LORD then directs Job's attention to Behemoth, a creature made by the same Creator yet endowed with immense power, dense bones, calm appetite, and untroubled rest even when the river surges. It stands as a work only God can fully approach, and Job is left to see that there are realities within creation whose strength and mystery expose the narrowness of human rule.
15Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. 16See the strength of his loins 17His tail sways like a cedar; 18His bones are tubes of bronze; 19He is the foremost of God’s works; 20The hills yield him their produce, 21He lies under the lotus plants, 22The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; 23Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; 24Can anyone capture him as he looks on,